Suspenders



3 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. T. BUDD.

SUSPENDERS.

(N0 Model.)

Patented Nov. 3

Inventor N. FEI'ERS. Plvotoukhoyaphor. w: inkwn. v.1;

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J. T. BUDD.

' SUSPENDERS.

No. 329,433. Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

Witnesses Inventor v 3 Sneaky-Sheet. 3. J. T. BUDD.

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SUSPENDERS.

Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

Inventor fltt'orney n. PETERS. Piano-Lithographer, wuhnigm, n. a

UNITED STATES PATENT Urrron.

J. TALMAL BUDD, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,433, dated November 3, 1885.

Application filed April 6, 1885. Serial No. 161,298.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. TALTWIAN BUDD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists in certain improve ments in suspender attachments, as follows:

'first, in a device for suspenders, consisting of a metallic or other suitable plate attached to the suspender-ends, in combination with the drawers-supports connected to said plate by a cast-off, substantially as set forth; second, in a device for suspenders, consisting of a metallic or other suitable plate attached to the suspenderends, in combination with the drawers-supports connected to said plate by a cast-off, and means, substantially as described, for adjusting the said drawerssupports in length or position, or both, substantially as set forth; third, in an improved construction by means of which the ends of the suspenderstraps are made adjustable as to length fourth, in certain details of construction of the various parts of my improved suspenders, which will be more fully-hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvements, showing the suspender-end detached from the suspender proper. Figs. 2 and 8 are modifications thereof. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the clasp shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a rear view of the clasp shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a rear view of the clasp shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a partial front view in perspective of the clasp or slide shown in Fig. 1, by means of which the suspender proper is adjusted as to length. Fig. 8 is a partial back View, and Fig. 9 is a partial front view, of modifications of the clasp or slide shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a crosssection of the fastener for securing the extreme end of the suspender proper shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 11 is a partial perspective (No model.)

rear view of the modification thereof shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 12 is a view of the pattern from which the clasp shown in Figs. 1 and 4 is formed. Fig. 13 is a view of the pattern from which the clasp shown in Figs. 2 and 5 is formed, and Fig. 14 is a view of the pattern from which the clasp shown in Figs. 3 and 6 is formed.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown in Fig. 1 the preferred form of the different parts constituting my improvements, in which the double detachable drawers support consists of the hanger a, having within its frame the cross-bars a a, (see Fig. 4,) and at its top the T-shaped projection a, by means of which the hanger is attached to the clasp above. To this hanger are adj ustably attached the flexible straps b I), having their respective ends passing over the bars a a of the hanger a, the end of strap 1; being secured to the clamp 0 upon the strap b, and the end of strap 1) secured to the slide 0 upon the strap 12, the loops thus formed, together with the slide and clamp, making the drawers-supports adjustable both as to position and length. At the lower ends of these straps b b, I secure a suitable device for attaching the ends to the drawers, those shown in Fig. 1 being safety-pins d,

having double spring ends, one shown closed and the other open.

6 is the clasp in which the flexible pantssupporters f f are secured. This clasp e is formed from the blank or pattern shown in Fig. 12, in which the frame of the clasp consists of the portions 6 e',up0n which the wings e e are turned, upon the dotted line 6 Below the portions 6 e are the extensions 6 6 between which is the slot 6*, and at either side are the wings 6 e At the outside of the portions 6'. e are the wings e 6 and on the inside are the additional wings e 0 e is a narrow strip with the side lugs, e 6 Between the wings e e is the narrow strip 6 with side lugs, e e. At the inner sides of the wings e e are the auxiliary wings c e.

The operation of forming the clasp e, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, from the blank just described is as follows: The ends of the flexible pantssupports f f are laid upon the portions 6 e and the wings e 6 turned down over them. The extensions 6 e are then turned over, their side wings, e 6 resting underneath the wings e e. The wings a e and e e are turned over, as shown in Fig. 4., and serve to securely inclose and hold the supporters f f between the parts 6 e and e e.

Referring to Fig. 1, the strip 6* is shortened by means of the bend 6 and its side lugs, e 6 rest behind the points 6 e of the parts '6 e. At or near the lugs e e of the strip e a shoulder is formed by bending down such strip. The strip e flafter being bent down,has its lower end resting behind the turned-up wings e 6 intherear of the slot e, the side lugs, e e, resting against the upper portion of the wings e 6 This strip 6 has the same bend as strip 0 near its, end to form a shoulder. The flexible pants-supports are made in the form of a loopyupon which slides a" double loop, 9, which'forms a-bntton-h'ole at the end, in which the button can be "lockedjby pushing'downthesame under the edge of the button.

The manner in which'theendof the suspender proper is adjusted as to length isas follows: I

"'Referring'to Figsf 1 and 7 his the back of "theframe of the clasp,-formed*wi-th the sidewings, h" h, inthe'upper portions -of which is pivoted the clamp h fhavingtheleverh for operating'su'ch clamp. In the lower ends of the wings h 'h" is pivoted the-mrollerh,which is belowand in line with'thebacks h of the frame. *The'shoulder-strap Zc-passes downbetween theback h and clamp=h of the clasp.

just described, in which'it can be. secured at any point. The portion la" below the clasp is turned up,forming the'loop orbend; k and is carried overthe roller h* and down againtoa point in the-portion k,- and its end 'k 'secured thereto. By'meansof the construction just described the shoulder-strap can: bel'engthencd or shortened', as' desired, by moving andsecuring same in the clasp, it being observed thatthe amount of lengthening or shortening of the strap is has been raised or l-owereduponthe shoulderstrap. 1

equal to the distancethrough which the. claspj Z is a loop through which the bend k ofithe strap-passes. This-loop has securedto its lower portionftheT-shapedhanger l,adapt ed to. engagewith theclasp e. 'To attach the shoulder-strap to the; clasp e,,'the loop l and'its hanger Z" areplaced at right angles to the clasp,

and the hanger lispassed into'the slot at the top of the clasp; against the spring action of the strip 6 and resting against the spring. strip e beyond theshoulderandwithin-the slot, such shoulder preventing accidental detachment. The drawers supports are: attached to thebackandlOWer part'of'the clasp e in thesame manner'byinsertingthe'hanger See Fig.- 4.)

a in the slot 6.

The means for removablyattachingthe end is of the shoulder-strap totheportion k is-arrangedas follows: m is the front portion-of the frame, at the ends of-which-are the recessed wings m m, within which are pivoted the cams m. The end of theshoulder-strap is covered by the metallic clip of, having the end shoulders, m*. The frame m is placed over the strap is, and the clip m is placed between the cams m m' and strap k, the shoulders "resting within the wings. The cams m are turned down upon the shoulders m of the clip m holding itsecured in the position shown. v

In Fig. 2, n is a modification of the clasp e, and is formed from the blank shown in Fig. 13.

The. strips n n in Fig.13 form the springcatches shown in Figs. 2 and 5. In cutting out these strips the slots n n are left, behind which the ends of the spring-catchesn' n rest. The loop l'('shown in Fig. 2') has the hanger on "the rear side, and is engaged with the clasp n'by, passing it beyond *the' end of spring- "catch n into the slot 71.. "This adjustment applies equallywell to both the front and back ofthe clasp n.

"In-Fig: 3a-nother modification is shown, in which the front spring cl'asp, n,-is'shown attached'tothe loop Z, and the hanger'lforms a part of-the frame of the back spring-clasp, if. The spring-clasp n andi-ts frame-for holding l "the flexible su-spender-ends areformed from-the blank shown in Fig. 14,- and Fig; 6 shows a rear view of the finished clasp.

' In Figs. 2 and 11 is shown a modifiedform of the device for securing the end Is of the lj'shoulder-strap to the portion 70, in which the *ca-msm operate in'a differe-nt direction.

'- InFi'g. 2' is shown a modifiedformof clasp h (shown in Fig. I)-for adjusting-the length j of'the shoulder-strap, and Fig. 8' shows a partial rear-view. The clamp 71?, with its engaging teeth, is rigid in the-wings, and-the roller h* is located in the reanthereof, and above the "'lineof theteeth.

It will be seen fromFig; 2 that the-'wflownward' 'pull of the'shoul der-strapin passing over'the rollerproduces a leverage, which causes the engagementvof the itee'thon the clamp.- with the shoulder-strap.

="-In"-Fi-gs."3 and 9anothermodification is shown, in which the engaging teeth are on'the ,top of theback frame, 71., insteadof' the por- "tion' h.

p In applying this modification to the shoulder-strap the roll h*-is in front, producing a leverage-which th-rowstheteeth upon the-portion lt'in engagement with the rearside of the shoulder-strap k.

The style-of clasps shown in Figs. 1,'2,- and -3 of the, drawings, connecting'the pants. and "drawers supports to the shoulderstrap, is reserved forsubje'ct-matter of another-application filed by me Mayz20, 1885, the--serial number of which is 166,117.

I claim- 1. A device for-suspenders; consisting of a :metallic or other suitable plate attached to the suspendepends, incombination with the drawers-supports connected-to saidplateby a cast-off, substantially asset forth.

metallic or other suitable plate attached to the suspender-ends, in combination with the drawers-supports connected to said plate by a cast-oft, and means, substantially as described, for adjusting the said drawers supports in length or position, or both, substantially as set forth.

3. In suspenders, the combination,with the end of the shoulder-strap, of a combined clamp and roller, constructed substantially as shown and described, by means of which such shoulder-strap is adjustable as to length, substantially as shown and described.

4. In suspenders, in combination with the shoulder-strap,the combined clamp and roller, consisting of the frame h, having the wings h h, the clamp h,with its lever h and the roller 7%, substantially as shown and described.

5. In suspenders, and in combination with a shoulder-strap, a double clasp having the J. TALMAN BUDD.

Witnesses:

JoHN K. BROWN, ANDREW J. RIcH. 

